Decent Work and Labour Mobility Programme
To expand the opportunities for safe ...
Decent Work and Labour Mobility Programme
To expand the opportunities for safe and rewarding migration, LIFT began funding a USD 23 million Migration Programme in 2016. The seven projects supported by LIFT constitute the largest funding window for migration interventions within Myanmar.
Within the LIFT Strategy for 2019-2023, the Migration Programme has been subsumed into the wider Decent Work and Labour Mobility thematic area. This represents a shift in approach to engage more broadly with establishing conditions for decent work within Myanmar’s labour market, while maintaining a focus on internal and international migrants as some of the most vulnerable populations of workers.
Under the framework of this thematic area, the protection of fundamental labour rights will be the cornerstone for building a foundation for decent work in Myanmar. This approach makes explicit that the path to achieving sustainable and inclusive economic growth must be rooted in a labour market that provides fair wages and working conditions, allows for freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining, and does not permit forced labour, child labour or discrimination in respect to employment.
Purpose and Scope of Assignment
Due to the continued work of the Decent Work and Labour Mobility programme, Programme Management Advisor are required to provide ongoing technical support in one or more of the following three areas: (1) Research; (2) programme design; and (3) project evaluation. The specialists will carry out the following tasks, in accordance with UNOPS policies, procedures and practices.
Research
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Develop data collection tools and approaches for conducting research assignments.
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Collect data using a range of different research methodologies, including both qualitative and quantitative techniques.
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Analyze results to produce research outputs of varying types, such as research reports, manuscripts for academic journals, policy briefs, articles for media outlets and blog posts.
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Present research findings and recommendations for action to key programme stakeholders, including the LIFT Fund Board, implementing partners and external actors.
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Review and provide technical inputs for research conducted by LIFT implementing partners.
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Other research tasks as necessary.
Programme Design
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Develop the data collection tools and strategies for programme scoping missions.
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Review the relevant literature and conduct interviews with stakeholders and potential beneficiaries.
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Identify the most strategic geographic target areas for the programme and map existing interventions and potential implementing partners.
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Develop the programme framework to be included in the call for proposals, including situation analysis, programme objectives, components and interventions.
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Present the key findings and recommendations of the programme framework to the LIFT Fund Management Office.
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Provide technical support to LIFT implementing partners (particularly local CSOs and labour organizations) on programme design and implementation.
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Other programme design tasks as necessary.
Evaluation
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Develop the data collection tools and approaches for mid-term reviews and final evaluations.
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Conduct the project evaluations primarily using qualitative methods, including desk review, key informant interviews with project staff and stakeholders and focus group discussions with beneficiaries.
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Respond to the questions outlined for the evaluation, under the criteria of relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, sustainability and gender equality.
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Distill lessons learned and good practices, as well as identify barriers to effective implementation, in order to provide recommendations for improving the project results or the development of future interventions.
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Present the evaluation findings and recommendations to the implementing partner and LIFT Fund Management Office for feedback and finalization of the evaluation report.
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Provide technical support to LIFT implementing partners on the development and implementation of project-based MEAL plans.
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Other evaluation tasks as necessary.
Monitoring and progress controls
After specialists are contracted, he/she will be contacted to conduct a specific task in his/her area(s) of expertise. The deliverables and number of days will be agreed upon through a ‘task note’, which will provide the details of the planned assignment.
The specialist’s work will be directly supervised by the Programme Officer (Decent Work and Labour Mobility), under the overall supervision of the Senior Programme Manager. They will be expected to complete all assigned tasks within the allotted time frame and clearly communicate any unanticipated delays.
Deliverables
The requirements for each assignment will be detailed in the specific task notes developed by the Programme Officer (Decent Work and Labour Mobility), including: